Alexandru Radu Chis
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Favorite quote: "It's not what your country can do for you, but what your country can steal from other countries" - someone smarter than me.
1.5 Millionth BMW Rolled Off Spartanburg Plant
10 Sep 2009, 16:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The American BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, rolled the 1.5 millionth BMW vehicle off its assembly line. The car bearing the 1.5 millionth plate number was a Monaco Blue X6 for a Hong Kong customer. The milestone came exactly on t...
Honda CR-V 2010 Facelift European Spec First Photos
10 Sep 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / While the Japanese market 2010 Honda CR-V facelift will be unveiled on September 17, the European spec model has already been disclosed in some official photos. The new facelifted Honda CR-V will commence sales in January 2010. On the outs...
HTT Plethore Supercar Revealed Before Frankfurt IAA
10 Sep 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / A new supercar appears at the horizon and this time it comes from Canada. The HTT Plethore LC 750 is the result of six years of development headed by company principle Luc Chartrand. The supercar is scheduled to make its world debut at the ...
Kia Registers 24.1 Percent Increase in August Sales
10 Sep 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / South Korean car maker Kia appears to have registered quite an impressive global sales result for the month of August despite the still weakened economic environment. Kia posted a year-on-year sales increase of 24.1 percent compared to the same...
Ford Focus BEV to Feature on Jay Leno’s Show
10 Sep 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The American auto maker seemed to have struck a great promotional deal with the famous television presenter Jay Leno. Starting September 14, a Ford battery electric vehicle (BEV) will be showcased in the new “The Jay Leno Show” on NBC a...
Ford Offers All-Wheel-Drive for the Transit Minibus
10 Sep 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ford introduced a new "intelligent" all-wheel-drive system for its best selling utility van. By intelligent, Ford means this four wheel traction system comes in only when required. The system's role is to prevent unwanted lateral ...
Moody's Raised Ford's Rating
4 Sep 2009, 17:12 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The international company that provides financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities has just raised Ford Motor Co.'s rating in the auto maker industry. Moody's Investors Service motivated the decision with int...
Opel/Vauxhall New Ad Agency For 2010 Meriva
4 Sep 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After GM and Chrysler decided to change their advertising agencies and marketing strategy, Opel/Vauxhall aims to do the same for its upcoming Meriva model. Amsterdam Worldwide international communications agency was appointed by Opel/Vauxhall t...
Carl Edwards Breaks His Foot Playing Frisbee
4 Sep 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Unbelievable, but true. The fresh winner of the last weekend's NASCAR race in Montreal at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit broke his right foot while playing Frisbee. The 30-year-old American NASCAR driver managed to walk away unharmed from a...
Mahindra to Debut US Operations in Q1 2010
4 Sep 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra has recently confirmed it will go ahead as planned with their United States strategy. The Indian company announced earlier in August it wants to make its presence know on American soil. And the way M...
Scrappage Scheme Shows Results in UK
4 Sep 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Britain shows signs of getting back on track with the automotive industry. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that new-car sales rose 6 percent in August compared to the same month last year. The exact number of vehi...
NAVTEQ Traffic Will Launch in 11 European Countries
4 Sep 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions announced today the scheduled launch of the NAVTEQ Traffic service meant to offer customers real-time traffic informatio...
Toyota Wants Extended Government Subsidies in Japan
4 Sep 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Toyota Motor Co. is planning to ask the Japanese government to extend its deadline for subsidies on newly sold environmentally friendly cars by two years. The Japanese government's original deadline was March 2010. After Sunday's elect...
Chrysler Looking For New Marketing Plans for Q4
4 Sep 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / American car maker, Chrysler plans to hire new advertising agencies for creating a fresh boost in the fourth quarter. This announcement comes shortly after GM made a similar move in its marketing branch. Chrysler follows Fiat's way of deali...
VW May Use Porsche's Panamera Platform for Other Brands
4 Sep 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Because of Porsche's soon-to-be-takeover by the Volkswagen Group, the path of both the manufacturers' upcoming models is yet to be decided. Recent informations comnig from within the company said that VW plans to share Panamera's pla...
Fisichella to Replace Badoer at Ferrari
3 Sep 2009, 16:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Force India has released a press release this afternoon saying they have agreed to let Fisichella go to Ferrari. The Italian will therefore replace Luca Badoer for the remainder of the season. Vijay Mallya said he was contacted by Ferrari with t...
Ogier Leads Australia's Superspecials
3 Sep 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / French rally driver Sebastien Ogier tops the second superspecial in his Citroen C4. The Citroen Junior driver led after Thursday's two opening evening practice sessions. The drivers went two times around the 2.5 km Tweed stage on ...
Solberg Worried About Dust Clouds in Rally Australia
3 Sep 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Solberg advised the Rally of Australia poses a potential dangerous problem because of its areas with loose gravel that can form dust clouds. The rally driver complained about this to the Australian organisers and asked that the time gap between ...
Loeb Doesn't Want to Use Tactics in Rally Australia
3 Sep 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Sebastien Loeb said he would not like to use tactics in the Rally of Australia, but would not neglect the approach if necessity calls. The New South Wales roads, which make up the circuit, are covered in loose gravel. This will make it more diff...
Rossi Wants to Put Indy Error Behind
3 Sep 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Before this weekend's Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, Valentino Rossi wants to forget about his last performance at Indy and concentrate on achieving a very important win in front of his home crowd. Valentino R...